USDA Releases Planted Crop Acreage Report
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service last week released data on the number of crop acres planted in the U.S. in 2014.
The report included the following data:
|
Crop |
Acres Planted |
Compared |
|
Corn (for all purposes) |
91.6 million |
-4% |
|
Soybeans |
84.8 million |
+11% |
|
All wheat |
56.5 million |
+<1% |
|
Rye |
1.43 million |
-1% |
|
Cotton (all) |
11.4 million |
+9% |
|
Sorghum |
7.47 million |
-7% |
|
Oats |
3.03 million |
+<1% |
|
Barley |
3.09 million |
-11% |
|
Rice |
3.05 million |
+22% |
|
Hay |
57.6 million |
-1% |
|
Sugarbeets |
1.13 million |
-2% |
This report bases estimates of planted acreages primarily on surveys conducted the first two weeks of June. To read the complete report, including data by crop and by state, estimated crop yields, and survey methods, visit FarmEquip.org/7.2. S